Charles II de Lorraine, duc de Mayenne

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About Charles II de Lorraine, duc de Mayenne

Charles of Lorraine, Duke of Mayenne (26 March 1554 – 3 October 1611), or Charles de Guise, was a French nobleman of the house of Guise and a military leader of the Catholic League, which he headed during the French Wars of Religion, following the assassination of his brothers at Blois in 1588. In 1596, when he made peace with Henri of Navarre, the wars were essentially at an end. He was the second son of Francis of Lorraine, Duke of Guise and Anna d'Este, the daughter of Ercole d'Este II, Duke of Ferrara and Renée of France.

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Charles II de Lorraine, duc de Mayenne's Timeline

1554
March 26, 1554
Alençon, Basse-Normandie, France
1578
December 20, 1578
Dijon, Côte-d'Or, Burgundy, France
1581
1581
1585
1585
1611
October 4, 1611
Age 57
Soissons, Picardie, France
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